Five Army soldiers killed in encounter in J-K's Poonch

In Jammu & Kashmir, four soldiers and a Junior Commissioned Officer were martyred after an encounter broke out between the security forces and militants in the Dehra Ki Gali area of Poonch district on Monday. Army Spokesperson Lt. Colonel Devendra Anand said the encounter is still underway. A gunfight began after a cordon and search operation was carried out by the Army on the basis of intelligence inputs in villages close to Dehra Ki Gali in the Surankote jurisdiction of Poonch district.
Meanwhile, another encounter was underway in Chamrer forests along the Mughal Road in Poonch. Three to Four militants are suspected to be trapped in the area. Sources said, and in that more reinforcement of police and security forces have been rushed to the area.The officials said there are reports about the presence of a group of heavily-armed terrorists in Chamrer forest after they managed to sneak from across the Line of Control (LoC).Earlier, one militant was killed in Anantnag and another in the Bandipora district of Kashmir.